ANYTHING BUT TRAINS? The Case for SMART
Ph.D. Jack C. Swearengen, Ph.D. First published in 2008 At yesterday’s Friends of SMART meeting I mentioned the White Paper that I wrote...
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Friends of Smart
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
YES ON MEASURE I is a simple vote on the right side of history
Patricia Tuttle Brown, Founding member of the Petaluma Bike/Pedestrian Committee (PBAC), business owner, wife, parent. I am a long-term...
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Friends of Smart
- Feb 2, 2020
- 3 min
PRESS DEMOCRAT SAYS - Yes on Measure I: Don’t derail SMART train
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Sunday, February 2, 2020 Imagine this: An unconventional mass transit system, up and running for just a short...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 29, 2020
- 5 min
Sonoma Index Tribune endorses Measure I
Jason Walsh, Editor & Associate Publisher Sonoma Index Tribune January 29, 2020 Sonoma Valley voters are being asked on the March 3...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
Analyzing the stats on SMART
Willard Richards Friends of SMART January 27, 2020 I just finished reading Rich Harkness’ 36-page document reporting his analyses of the...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
Why I support SMART
Jeffrey D Rhoads RA LEED AP January 27, 2020 In retrospect, promises made by Measure Q proponents proved difficult to deliver. In the...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
Why the SMART Train?
Steve Birdlebough Sonoma County Land Use Coalition Posted January 27, 2020 In 2008, voters decided to fund the SMART project, but it has...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 25, 2020
- 2 min
Learning from History
By Jack Swearengen Imagine for a moment that you are gazing with me at two documents. The first is a photograph entitled “End of Rail...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
Stay Green Keep SMART and vote YES on Measure I
By Dani Sheehan-Meyer Friends of SMART January 13, 2020 I have been attending the SMART board meetings since October 2018. I have learned...
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Friends of Smart
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2 min
Getting Marin on Track and Trail: The Seven Benefits of SMART
by Walt Strakosch, Friends of SMART For some time it has been clear that we cannot get around traffic problems simply by adding lanes to...
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Friends of Smart
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
SMART Sales Tax Renewal
The Sonoma Marin Area Regional Transit (SMART) District is placing a measure on the March 2020 Ballot to extend its existing 1/4% sales...
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Friends of Smart
- Nov 14, 2019
- 1 min
THE SMART TRAIN IS OUR FUTURE
The remarkable work of Sonoma Marin Area Regional Transit (SMART) to re-establish passenger rail service after the Great Recession of...
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Friends of Smart
- Nov 14, 2019
- 1 min
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
CONTINUING FAST, LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE Over the past two years, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) trains have carried 1.5 million...
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Friends of Smart
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
North Bay Leadership Council’s Poll on SMART Tax Renewal Shows 69% Voter Support
POLL: 69% OF SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTY VOTERS SUPPORT A 30-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT (SMART) ¼ CENT,...
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Friends of Smart
- Jun 18, 2019
- 5 min
We miss streetcars’ frequent and reliable service, not streetcars themselves
By Owain James - April 17, 2019 The United States is well into a building boom of modern streetcars. The American Public Transportation...
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Friends of Smart
- Jun 7, 2019
- 3 min
Climate Hope and Fear
The Dali Lama expressed a great wisdom when he said that hope is the base of human existence. And in the past, when one died after a long...
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Friends of Smart
- May 18, 2019
- 2 min
Letter of Support for Senate Bill SB 742
To: Senator Ben Allen May 17, 2019 Re: Intercity Passenger Rail Services: Motor Coach Transportation of Passengers – Letter of Support...
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Friends of Smart
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
Ecocity Builders
RESHAPING CITIES FOR THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF HUMAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS Simply put, an ecocity is an ecologically healthy city. And...
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Friends of Smart
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
TransForm - TRANSPORTATION THAT WORKS
We believe that great transportation choices are a foundation for healthy, connected communities. You can’t get ahead if you can’t get...
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Friends of Smart
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Jake MacKenzie - a letter of appreciation
Member of City Council City of Rohnert Park 130 Avram Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Dear Jake: It is with sincere regret that we learn of...
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